13 h. ago After Ukraine’s Drone Strike, Has Anything Changed for Putin?

David French and Megan K. Stack on why Trump’s many promises to end the conflict “in 24 hours” was a fantasy.

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15 h. ago Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia 'fight for a while' as Merz blames Putin for war

Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia 'fight for a while' as Merz blames Putin for war  AP News

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2 d. ago Ukraine’s Drone Strike on Russia Aims to Change Putin’s Calculus

Kyiv’s attack on the country’s bomber fleet appeared designed to show Russia’s leader that continuing the war carries big risks for Moscow.

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4 d. ago As Ukraine war drags on, what does Russian President Vladimir Putin want?

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Angela Stent, professor emeritus at Georgetown University, about what motivates Russian President Vladimir Putin as talks to end the war in Ukraine continue.

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4 d. ago Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want?

President Trump wants to make a deal with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Putin says Russia wants to engage in peace talks, but Putin has also been ordering the most widespread and violent aerial attacks on Ukraine in years. This has led Trump to criticize Putin more and more in public — a step that's been rare over the course of Trump's two terms in office.Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want? It's a question leaders around the world are trying to figure out.To learn more, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Angela Stent, Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University, Senior Fellow at the Brookings institution — a nonpartisan policy organization in Washington DC — and author of the book "Putin's World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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8 d. ago President Trump expressing growing frustration with Russia's Vladimir Putin

For several days now, President Trump has expressed growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the slow progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.

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1 week ago Zelenskyy says new data shows that Russia is preparing new offensive operations

Ukrainian intelligence and open-source data show Russian President Vladimir Putin does not "plan to end the war," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.

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1 week ago Russia is preparing new offensives, according to Ukraine intelligence: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian intelligence and open-source data show Russian President Vladimir Putin does not "plan to end the war," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.

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1 week ago ‘US silence encourages Putin’ says Zelenskyy after largest Russian attack to date – Ukraine war live

‘US silence encourages Putin’ says Zelenskyy after largest Russian attack to date – Ukraine war live  The Guardian

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1 week ago Trump talks with Putin, spars with South African leader, threatens EU tariff hike in 18th week in office

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, hosted the president of South Africa at the White House and threatened more stringent tariffs against the European Union this week.

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2 w. ago Trump and Putin talk about ending war in Ukraine, but there's no ceasefire agreement

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday and claimed progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. But Putin did not agree to an immediate ceasefire.

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2 w. ago Trump, after call with Putin, says Russia and Ukraine will negotiate to end war

Trump, after call with Putin, says Russia and Ukraine will negotiate to end war  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago President Trump confident Putin wants peace with Ukraine, thinks he's 'had enough' of war

Following years of outright conflict in Ukraine, President Donald Trump said that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace between the two countries.

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2 w. ago Live updates: Trump, after call with Putin, says Russia and Ukraine will negotiate to end war

Live updates: Trump, after call with Putin, says Russia and Ukraine will negotiate to end war  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Trump says ceasefire talks between just Russia and Ukraine to start 'immediately'

President Donald Trump held a high-stakes call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday over the war in Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Trump speaks to Putin; Vance says US could walk away from Ukraine war

Trump speaks to Putin; Vance says US could walk away from Ukraine war  Reuters

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2 w. ago Trump calls Putin, Zelenskyy and other European leaders in a push to end Russia's war

President Trump is working the phones on Monday, holding phone calls with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and European countries as he continues efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Trump to call Putin in a bid to end Russia's 'bloodbath' war with Ukraine

President Donald Trump will call Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in a renewed bid to negotiate a ceasefire after talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials over the weekend in Turkey.

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2 w. ago Former US Ambassador to Ukraine on why she left her post under President Trump

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Bridget Brink, who recently resigned her post as US Ambassador to Ukraine, on President Trump's handling of the war in Ukraine and his posture towards Vladimir Putin.

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2 w. ago Trump says he will call Putin to discuss stopping Ukraine war

Trump says he will call Putin to discuss stopping Ukraine war  BBC

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